Spray pump construction



Dec. ll, 1934. A* GOULARD r AL 1,984,340

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Patented Dec. 11, 1934 SPRAY PUMP CONSTRUCTION Alexander Goulard, Westfield, N. J., and Harold G. Olena, Brooklyn, N. Y.,rassignors to Goulard & Olena, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application January 31,

3 Claims.

add to their strength and rigidity, but which will effectively prevent the upsetting of the pump and the can to which it is connected and, thus, prevent spilling and leaking of the spraying material.

A further object is to provide an improved nozzle construction which will, in combination with the means employed for supporting the pump, make it easier to direct the spray in the desired direction, and which Will furtherr more prevent the loss of the individual nozzle,

as now so often occurs.

Additional objects are to provide an improved spray pump which is easy to manipulate, simple in construction, neat in appearance, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

These and various other objects and advantages will be readily understood from the following description and from the accompanying drawing of a preferred embodiment of the invention in which, however, modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims. In the drawing Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the improved spray Dump;

Fig. 2 a top view of Fig 1;

Fig. 3 an end view of the pump; and

Fig. 4 a fragmental, side view of the pump shown partly in cross-section.

Figs. 3 and 4 are drawn to a larger scale than the remaining views.

Referring now to all the views, simultaneously, the pump cylinder is shown at 10, the handle at 11, the nozzle end at 12, and the customary wooden plug at 13. All these parts, as well as the interior operating parts, are standard parts such as used on ordinary spray pumps.

The pump is connected to the can 14 by means of a threaded ferrule 15 which fits over the threaded cap of the can. To strengthen the joint between the pump and the ferrule, the metal of the pump cylinder is protruded so as to form an annular lip or flange 16. The ferrule is soldered to this flange and thus a very strong joint is formed which effectively prevents breakage, and consequent leakage, at this point. k

To maintain the pump in a horizontal position when stored away and during certain uses of the pump, a support 17 is provided. This support is preferably made of a single piece of 1934, Serial No. 709,162

wire and pivotally mounted, close to the handle end of the pump, on two screws 18 and 19 which engage in the wooden plug 13. Not only do these screws support the wire stand but they firmly hold the plug in the pump cylinder. The foot 20 of the support is made semicircular so that it will fit around the pump cylinder when in the inoperative position indicated by the dotted lines at 21.

A specially constructed nozzle is preferably used with the pump. It consists of two nozzles 22 and 23 which are made in one piece but only one of which is used at a time. Not only does this construction prevent the loss or displacement of the nozzle not then in use, but it provides a nozzle which can be tightened on the pump nipple 24 with much greater force and without the use of any tool.

The nozzle 22 is provided with an orifice 25 which, when this ynozzle is in use, will produce a forward spray. The nozzle 23 is provided with an orifice 26 which will produce an upward spray. The seat 27 on the end of the pump is carefully machined and the nipple 24 so located that the nozzle, when securely tightened, will always assume the correct position.

While the present nozzle construction is for directing the spray in different directions, it is evident that a similar construction might be employed in which the orifices would spray in the same direction but be of different sizes.

` As previously stated, the support 17 is preferably made of such a height as to maintain the pump in a horizontal position. This Vassures that spray material left in the pump will drain back in the can and prevent spilling of this material. Not alone does the support serve for this purpose, but it is often a great aid in supporting and steadying the pump while spraying, particularly when the nozzle 23 is employed.

Having described our invention and its 0bjects, what we claim as new and wish to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination with a manually-operated, hand spray pump a container for holding a quantity of liquid to be sprayed by the pump; means for attaching the pump to said container; a wire support pivotally secured to the handle end of the pump cylinder; said support being of a height determined by the height of the container to which the pump is attached so that it, together with the container, will form means for maintaining the pump in a substantial horizontal position when placed on a level sur-` face; and the support being foldable against the pump cylinder when the pump is in use.

2. In combination with a manually-operated, hand spray pump a container for holding a quantity of liquid to be sprayed by the pump; means for` attaching the pump to said container; a wire support pivotally secured to the handle end of ".the pump cylinder; said support being of a height determinedby the height of the container to which the pump is attached so that it, together with the container, Will form means for maintaining the pump in a substantialhorizontal position when placed on a level surface; a semi-circular foot provided on the support so that it may be folded axially with the 'pump cylinder when not in useas a support.

3. In combination with a manually-operated, hand spray pump a container for vholding a quantity of liquid to be sprayed by the pump; means for attaching the pump to said container and a bushing at the handle end of the cylinder; a Wire support pivotally secured to the handle end of the pump cylinder; said support being of a height determined by the height of the container to which the pump is attached so that it, together with the container, will form means for maintaining the pump ina substantial horizontal position when placed on a level surface; a semi-circular foot provided on the support so that it may be folded axially with the pump cylinder when not in use as a support; vand the means upon which the support is pivoted constituting means for securing the 15 saidfbushing in the pump cylinder.

ALEXANDER GOULARD. HAROLD G. OLENA. 

